Washtub.



A. LUKUS.

WASHTUB.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. n. 1918.

1,272,478. Patented July 16, 1918.

W1 TNESSES INVEN TOR.

A TTORNEY ALINA LUKUS, 0F FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.

WASH'IUB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16,1918.

Application filed January 17, 1918. Serial No 212,247.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALINA LUKUS, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing at Flagstafl, in the county ofCoconino, in the State of Arizona, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washturbs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wash tubs. One object is toprovide a self-draining wash tub or a tub that is so constructed that itcan be drained without lifting it from the floor or ground. A furtherobject is to provide a tub adapted particularly for rinsing and in whichclothes to be washed may be placed and fresh water allowed to soak themand run through them and then be drained off by means of a pressurevalve so that all the clothes of a washing may be easily rinsed and infresh water without the necessity of emptying the tub in the previouslycustomary manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts to be herein.- after fully.described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and inwhich- Figure 1 is a view of my improved tub in elevation showing themeans provided for filling and emptying the same.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating thedraining means, and is taken on line 22 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Like reference sponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a tub which is formed with'a perforation2 in its side through which a nozzle 3 extends, the outer or free end ofsaid nozzle being formed with the threads 4 and the inner end beingintegral with the enlarged substantially oblong frame-like head 5 whichis formed with.

the perforated partition or strainer 6 which divides the interior space7' from the mouth 8. A washer 9 is disposed within the head 5 flatagainst the strainer 6 and is retained in position by the pressure valve10 arranged upon the pivot 11 which is carried b the said head 5, thesaid washer and valve being substantially less in width than the head 5.Spring clips 12 carried by the said head v5 characters denote corre--serve to retain the valve yieldingly against movement upon its pivot'll.

A flexible pressure ring 13 encircles a spout 141 which is coupled to ahose 15 which leads to the faucet 16 that supplies water to the tub, thesaid pressure ring 13 being formed with a stem 17 that extends throughthe perforated partition or screen 6, through the washer 9 and is madefast to the valve 10. K .The water flowing into the tub through the hose15 and spout 14 rises in the tub 1 and flows through the mouth 8 ofhead5, through the perforated partition 6 which member serves to restrainparticles of foreign matter, and about the valve 10 and out through thenozzlev 3. The more water there is in the tub the greater the pressureagainst the valve 10 will be, this pressure, when sufliciently great,forcing the va'lveand washer 9 away from the partition 6 and sopermitting a greater outflow of water. The water continually flowinginto and out of the tub in the manner described serves to thoroughlyrinse the clothes with fresh clean water. Gaskets 18, 19 arranged uponthe nozzle 3 are applied to'the open portion 2 of the tub and togetherwith the nozzle are retained in operative position by the nut 20 appliedto the threaded portion 4 of said nozzle. An ordinary rubber hose or thelike is secured to the free end of the nozzle to convey the waste waterto a sewer, catch basin or the like. Clothes left to soak in the tubcan-be left unobserved. and without danger ofthe tub running over due tothe action of my improved outlet arrangement.

What is claimed is I 1. In a wash tub, a container having a perforationin its side wall, water supply means for said container, said supplymeans lncluding a spout, a nozzle adjustably applied to the perforatedportion of said side wall, said nozzle terminating within the bodyportion of said container in an enlarged head, said headbeing formed with amouth, a perforated partition arranged in said head, a valve within saidhead between the said perforated partition and the said nozzle, andmeans connecting said valve and the aforesaid spout whereby said valveis yieldingly retained in closest relation tosaid including a spout, anozzle adjustably applied to the perforated portion of said side- 'Wall,said nozzle terminating within the body portion of said container 'in anenlarged hollow head, said head being formed with a mouth a perforatedpartition arranged in said head, a pressure valve Within said headbetween the said perforated partition and the said nozzle, a Washerbetween 10 said valve and said perforated-partition, and

my own I have hereto affixed my slgnature 15 in the presence of twosubscrlbing w1tnesses.

ALINA LUKUS. Witnesses:

MAUDE G. AD MS, FRANK HARRISON.

